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1. Go to the “Top Websites” level on Code Studio. 2. Select 3 different sites from the list - try to pick sites that aren’t similar to each other 3. For each website discuss with your partner

Website​ ​Name- Spotify Why​ ​Visit​ ​It? Because you wanted to listen to music Why​ ​Was​ ​it​ ​Made? To let people find the music they want at any time. Website​ ​Name- Netflix Why​ ​Visit​ ​It? Because you want to watch a show or movie on your phone. Why​ ​Was​ ​it​ ​Made? To make it easier and more comfortable to watch shows and movies. Website​ ​Name- Amazon Why​ ​Visit​ ​It? You would visit it because you were interested in buying a product. Why​ ​Was​ ​it​ ​Made? Make it easier to online shop, and buy almost any product.

Purpose​ ​for​ ​Creator​ ​(Julia): Julia wanted people to critic her on her cooking so she can get better Purpose​ ​for​ ​Users: The users learn to cook they way she did and the same dishes

1. Which of the following can be represented in a binary state? Choose 2 answers.
a. A Power Supply b. Voting on a House Bill- There is either a Yes or No for the question. c. A Byte of Data- The byte is either on or off.
d. A Trend Submarine Cable
1. How many cables for a Country to have reliable internet?(2-3 on each coast)2. What is another reason country's need more than one cable?(If one gets damaged they have a back up)3. Who invests in these cables?(Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon are major investors in new cable.)

Annual Fee-Charged by some credit card companies to their credit card holders yearly, simply for having the credit card. Annual Percentage Rate-The annual rate charged for borrowing or earned through an investment, and is expressed as a percentage that represents the actual yearly cost of funds over the term of a loan. Credit Line-Another term for line of credit Cash Back/Rewards-Denoting a form of incentive offered to buyers of certain products whereby they receive a cash refund after making their purchase. Balance-An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. Minimum Payment-Making the monthly minimum payment on time is the least a consumer needs to do, to avoid late fees and to have a good repayment history on his credit report.

One positive aspect of microchipping humans is that eventually it will make us more efficient, there will be less room for human error, and will make people smarter. Some down sides are they invade people's privacies. Pastor thinks that this tech will eventually be forced to people. Another bad thing is in the future there will most likely be GPS in them. I predict that when you are born a microchip will be in you almost immediately. By the time this happens the tech will be better and it could probably enhance a person's physical and mental state. If they can input information to the brain with the chip then there will be no point of school, they could just put the info in. I think people won't let microchips be imputed because it invades people's privacies and the government could probably take away information if it hurts the government. In these circumstances the future will be dystopian.

Article 1. The article is saying accuweather uses users locations even when they click “don't allow” location on. Accuweather says they would fix the problem in 24 hours. But they actually won't do anything about it. They said they are gonna make another article with more detailed data. They also say all the big companies Article 2. Someone could use mobile advertising to learn where you go for coffee or restaurants. The University of Washington research suggests that for roughly $1,000, someone can purchase online advertising in ways that allow them to track the location of other people and learn what apps they are using. Any one can easily sign up for these advertisements. Individuals who purchase the ads could see what types of apps their target was using. Article 3. Location sharing tools are limited or flawed, and in some cases broadcasting your location may not be worth the effort or worth draining your phone’s battery life. Apple and Facebook use location sharing tools …